The Braking Action of Deicing Fluid
Today Manchester ATIS was giving "23R wet with deicing fluid" and it got me thinking.
Where do we stand with performance figures? All we can use is the wet perf. but is it really good enough, has a runway covered in deicing fluid got the same braking action as a runway wet with your bog standard water? Or is it close enough for us to not give a damn about?
Just curious really but I'd be interested in any comments or experience.